Gadget News
The World's Longest Aircraft Finally Gets Off the Ground
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 02:00
The HAV304 took the crown of "world's longest aircraft" with its inaugural flight today. The gargantuan spans a football field and towers just over two stories in height, owing its construction to pure metal. It sacrific...
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Review
Slash Gear - 1 Mar 2014 23:26
If the idea of blood puke turns you off, I suggest you tap back immediately. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is not a game for children or the faint of …
This week in Tech Reads: experimental energy, polar bears on Google Street View, how movies and TV p
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 22:00
This week in Tech Reads: experimental energy, polar bears on Google Street View, how movies and TV portray tech, and lots--tons!--more.
The 5 Best Answers From a Fascinating Q&A With an Ex-TSA Agent
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 20:00
Over on Slashdot yesterday, ex-TSA agent and controversial blogger extraordinaire Jason Harrington answered users' questions about the life of a TSA agent. And as one of the TSA's most outspoken critics, Harrington isn't...
Nothing's as Beautiful as Hitting 55 Consecutive Green Lights in NYC
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 23:35
Driving in New York can be a pretty agonizing experience--but then, so can walking and biking. Still, in such a congested city, you're going to need to be either extremely lucky or extremely okay with breaking the speed ...
Nintendo 64 mod promises HDMI output, soldering burns
Engadget - 1 Mar 2014 23:11
If you have a Nintendo 64 kicking around, it's probably not hooked up to your television. It's not that you don't love the classic console, it's just that many modern sets don't support the machine's archaic video cables...
ICYMI-Time to Pay Attention to the Rest of the World (and Sorry for the Delay)
TechPinions - 1 Mar 2014 22:42
In the wake of Facebook’s acquisition of WhatApps, Mobile World Congress in in Barcelona continued with major news for those of us who gone on ignoring what’s happening outside the U.S. And lots and lots of other maj...
Lockheed's Senior Peg: The Forgotten Stealth Bomber
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 22:40
Perhaps because it was built in secret and designed to be invisible, the stealth bomber is unforgettable the moment you see it. What few remember, though, is that the iconic silhouette almost looked like this. Here's the...
19th Century New York Was Covered in an Insane Web of Telephone Wires
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 22:30
Alexander Graham Bell may have invented the telephone in 1875, but the first phone installation didn't come about for another three years. And that's what makes these photos from 1887 so incredible; this tangled mass of ...
Why did Samsung play it safe with the Galaxy S5's processor?
Engadget - 1 Mar 2014 20:55
Of all the phone manufacturers out there, Samsung seems to have a particular talent for creating an anticlimax. Our first thought when holding the Galaxy S5 was that we'd been through all this before a year ago, with the...
MLB Announces Revolutionary New Fielding-Tracking System
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 20:43
Even in their recent state of repair, defensive metrics have always had a certain reverse-engineered, SABR-in-retrograde quality to them, even in a statistically mature sport like baseball. MLB Advanced Media just announ...
Underwater Exosuits, Million-Dollar Time Capsules, Ghostbusters, More
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 20:30
From a shocking visual of the drought conditions in California to an incredible, disgusting real-time scroll of porn searches, we saw a lot of striking things this week. Let's take a look back at our best stories of the ...
Leak suggests leather-wrapped Samsung Chromebook is on the way
Engadget - 1 Mar 2014 20:13
Take one @evleaks image, add a familiar looking faux-leather finish and a Chrome logo, and what do you get? Well, a new Samsung Chromebook on the way would be our guess....
Rapoo T120P Wireless Touch Mouse offers a hassle free user experience
Coolest Gadgets - 1 Mar 2014 19:40
I am quite sure that most of us hardly use a wired mouse anymore these days. After all, just about all mice come in the wireless format. Even in the gaming industry, plenty of new generation gaming mice arrive sans wires...
Should I Wait for the iPhone 6?
Slash Gear - 1 Mar 2014 19:34
I've been a longtime iPhone owner. I bought the first-generation iPhone, followed by the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 4, and the iPhone 5. I entered this year with a cracked …
The Cheapest and Easiest Ways to File Your Taxes Online
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 19:00
Tax Day is already fast approaching and whether you're eagerly anticipating a sizable refund or are dreading a hefty bill, there's nothing to gain by putting off your tax filing any longer. Here's a guide to filing your ...
Switched On: Understanding crowdfunding's caveats, part 1
Engadget - 1 Mar 2014 19:00
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Crowdfunding has been a boon to companies that are bringing some of the most exciting and innovative devices to market. But sometimes thin...
MWC Gallery: The novelities and crazy gear edition
Ars Technica - 1 Mar 2014 18:42
See various mobile testing equipment, the world's smallest ARM processor, and more!
Sleep Sound Generating Pillow helps you get some shuteye
Coolest Gadgets - 1 Mar 2014 18:40
The secret to getting a good night's rest would be having a comfortable bed, as well as being in the right temperature, with a nice pillow and bolster for others. Of course, it also helps if everything around you was dea...
Recommended Reading: Double Fine's Tim Schafer and the synths that shaped modern music
Engadget - 1 Mar 2014 18:15
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books dealing with the subject of technology that we think are worth your tim...
You'll Never Believe All The Things Made Out Of Chicken Feathers
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 18:00
As a nation, the United States consumes a whopping 8 billion chickens every year, and this results in a few mountains' worth of chicken feathers in pure waste. But no more, some entrepreneurs say: chicken feathers could ...
Over 120 Science Journal Papers Pulled for Being Total Gibberish
Gizmodo - 1 Mar 2014 17:36
If you ever find yourself scratching your head over the complicated articles in science and math journals, don't feel too bad about yourself. Because there's a chance that whatever you're attempting to read is actually 1...